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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2013
Hydrostatic Testing
of Control Valves
Approved 6 August 2013
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ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2013, Hydrostatic Testing of Control Valves

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Preface

ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2007 was revised in 2013 to include the changes in ASME B16.34-2009, Valves-
Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End. All pressure-temperature ratings in ASME B16.34 were
recalculated using data from the latest edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II,
Part D. As a result, new materials have been added, some materials have been shifted to other material
groups and pressure-temperature ratings have changed within some material groups. The 2013 edition of
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01 uses metric units as the primary reference units while maintaining U.S. customary
units in reference tables. This follows the lead of ASME B16.34-2009 that states their goal is to delete the
U.S. customary units in future revisions.

This preface, as well as all footnotes and annexes, is included for informational purposes and is not part of
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2013.

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The following people served as members of ISA Subcommittee ISA75.19:

NAME COMPANY

M. Bober, Chairman Copes-Vulcan

W. Weidman, Managing Director WCW Consulting
G. Borden Consultant
R. Duimstra Fisher Controls International LLC
J. McCaskill Expro Group
J. Reed Consultant
L. Winkel Flowserve
J. Young The Dow Chemical Company

The following people served as members of ISA Committee ISA75:

NAME COMPANY

J. Young, Chair The Dow Chemical Company

W. Weidman, Managing Director WCW Consulting
L. Al-Awami Saudi Aramco
H. Baumann HB Services Partners LLC
J. Beall Emerson Process Management
M. Bober Copes-Vulcan
H. Boger GE Oil & Gas
G. Borden Consultant
S. Boyle Metso Automation USA Inc.
J. Broyles Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
F. Cain Flowserve Corporation
R. Duimstra Fisher Controls International LLC
J. Faramarzi* Control Components Inc.
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J. George Richards Industries

C. Hergert Kellogg Brown & Root
H. Hoffmann Consultant
J. Jamison Spectra Energy Ltd.
J. Kiesbauer Samson Aktiengesellschaft
A. Libke DeZurik
G. Liu Consultant
T. Loudin Flowrox Inc.
H. Maxwell Bechtel Power Corporation
J. McCaskill Expro Group
A. McCauley Chagrin Valley Controls Inc.
R. McEver Consultant
V. Mezzano Fluor Corporation
H. Miller* Control Components Inc.
T. Molloy CMES Inc.
L. Ormanoski Consultant
J. Reed Consultant
E. Skovgaard Control Valve Solutions
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* One vote per company.
This standard was approved for publication by the ISA Standards and Practices Board on 23 July 2013.

NAME COMPANY

E. Cosman, Vice President The Dow Chemical Company

D. Bartusiak ExxonMobil Chemical Company
P. Brett Honeywell Inc.
J. Campbell Consultant
M. Coppler Det Norske Veritas Certification Inc.
B. Dumortier Schneider Electric
D. Dunn Aramco Services Co.
J. Federlein Federlein & Assoc. Inc.
J. Gilsinn Kenexis Consulting
E. Icayan Atkins
J. Jamison Spectra Energy Ltd.
K. P. Lindner Endress + Hauser Process Solutions AG
V. Maggioli Feltronics Corp.
T. McAvinew Instrumentation and Control Engineering, LLC
V. Mezzano Fluor Corp.
C. Monchinski Automated Control Concepts Inc.
R. Reimer Rockwell Automation
S. Russell Valero Energy Corp.
N. Sands DuPont
H. Sasajima Azbil Corp.
T. Schnaare Rosemount Inc.
J. Tatera Tatera & Associates Inc.
I. Verhappen Industrial Automation Networks Inc.
W. Weidman WCW Consulting
J. Weiss Applied Control Solutions LLC
M. Wilkins Yokogawa IA Global Marketing (USMK)
D. Zetterberg Chevron Energy Technology Company
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Contents

1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

2 Definitions .............................................................................................................................................. 9

3 Test fixture and instrumentation............................................................................................................. 9

4 Test requirements .................................................................................................................................. 9

5 Test procedures ................................................................................................................................... 11

6 Acceptance standards ......................................................................................................................... 11

7 Test pressures ..................................................................................................................................... 12

Annex A — Test pressures (psig) ............................................................................................................... 23

Annex B — References ............................................................................................................................... 27

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1 Scope
1.1 This standard applies to control valves having bodies, bonnets, cover plates, and bottom flanges
made of carbon steel, low alloy and high alloy (stainless) steel, nickel-base alloy, cast iron, and ductile
iron.

1.2 This standard establishes requirements and definitions for standard hydrostatic shell testing of
control valves by the valve manufacturer to prove the structural integrity and leak tightness of the valves'
pressure retaining parts, including any closure parts such as the valve body to bonnet joint, but excluding
packings, bellows or other moving seals, and packing leakoff/purge/vent port connections. Bellows or
similar moving stem seals may be pressure tested after assembly at a pressure to be agreed upon by the
valve manufacturer and the purchaser. The requirements of this standard do not cover pneumatic and
hydraulic actuators and regulators.

1.3 This standard describes and specifies the specific circumstances of hydrostatic shell testing of
control valves and is in accordance with the hydrostatic testing requirements of ASME B16.1, ASME
B16.34 and ASME B16.42 with the exception that the test requirements of paragraph 4.8 are not allowed
by ASME B16.34.

1.4 WARNING – SERIOUS BODILY HARM CAN BE CAUSED BY HIGH VELOCITY LEAKS
THROUGH THE SHELL OR SEALS, RESULTING FROM THE ENERGY STORED IN THE
PRESSURIZED FLUID AND CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT. CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF TEST AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL. SPECIFIC SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTING HYDROSTATIC TESTING AND INSPECTION ARE NOT
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS STANDARD.

2 Definitions
2.1 control valve:
refer to ANSI/ISA-75.05.01, Control Valve Terminology.

2.2 test fixture:

a test fixture is a device to close off the end connections and/or stem seal areas of the control valve to
allow pressurization for hydrostatic shell testing.

3 Test fixture and instrumentation

3.1 Test fixtures include, but are not limited to, the following: plugs with tie-bars and tie-rods, hydraulic
presses, plugs or flanges attached to the pipe connections, bosses or lugs on the valve, and expandable
rubber plugs. For butt welding end valves when end plugs are used, the seal point shall be as close to the
weld end as practical without overstressing the weld preparation.

3.2 The analog or digital pressure measuring instruments used in testing shall be of the indicating or
recording type.

3.3 The valve manufacturer shall be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the pressure
measuring instruments.

3.4 Pressure measuring instruments shall be accurate within 3% at test pressure, and analog-type shall
be used between 20% and 80% of their scale range.

4 Test requirements
4.1 The control valve, with or without its actuator, must be complete before hydrostatic shell testing,
except as permitted in 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.8.